Karstens v. Karstens

Upon this application to the court for the construction of the will of Gerhard H. Karstens,. the main controversy arises between the plaintiff, who is a son of the deceased and his sole surviving executor and trustee, and the defendant Catherine Karstens, who is the widow of another son, Herman Karstens, deceased. That question is whether Catherine Karstens takes the portion which would have been the share of her husband Herman Karstens if he had lived, or whether that share goes to the plaintiff as the sole surviving son of the testator.

The material parts of the will are here quoted, the…